England lock horns with Pakistan in this 4-match T20I series starting from 22nd May 2024. The two teams will be looking to get ample amount of match practice and game time ahead of the high-voltage ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
While Pakistan narrowly saved themselves from embarrassment in Ireland with a 2-1 T20I series victory, most of the England players are coming fresh off the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Hasan Ali stages a comeback in the Pakistan T20I team as the Men in Green will be picking their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squad after the completion of the 1st T20I. Notably, he had played in the T20I series versus England too.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan led the batting charts in the T20I series versus Ireland as both of them scored 132 runs each in the series. Shaheen Afridi bagged 7 wickets and finished as the leading wicket-taker of the 3-match T20I series.
Some of the top names who will be once again seen in the Three Lions jersey are Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer. Jordan has played 5 World Cups before and has a truckload of experience in this format.
Jos Buttler will return as the captain of England and the explosive right-handed batter will have his task cut-out in the T20 World Cup; to make sure that England win the tournament for the 3rd time.
The defending champions last locked horns with West Indies in December 2023 and ended up being on the losing side. They need to quickly get a hang of the competition ahead of the T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies.
In this article, we take a look at the squads, schedule and venues of the upcoming ENG vs PAK T20I series:
Schedule of ENG vs PAK T20I Series
1st T20I: May 22, Headingley, Leeds – 11 PM IST
2nd T20I: May 25, Edgbaston, Birmingham – 7 PM IST
3rd T20I: May 28, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff – 11 PM IST
4th T20I: May 30, Kennington Oval, London – 11 PM IST
Squads
Pakistan
Babar Azam (Captain), Muhammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Irfan Khan Niazi, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Abrar Ahmed, Muhammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi and Aamir Jamal.
England
Jos Buttler (Captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, and Mark Wood
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